1132013-11-15HRBy Mr. DUFFY:H.R. 3508.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8: To make all Laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by theConstitution in the Government of the United States or in anyDepartment or Officer thereof.[Page H7152]]]>2013-11-15Introduced in HouseIntroduced in HouseAuthorizes the appointment of hearing aid specialists in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires an eligible person to: (1) hold an associate's degree in hearing instrument sciences or its equivalent from a college or university approved by the VA Secretary or have successfully completed an approved hearing aid specialist apprenticeship program, and (2) be licensed as a hearing aid specialist or its equivalent in a state.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) submit an annual report on timely access to hearing health services and on contracting policies with respect to providing hearing health services in non-VA facilities, and (2) update and reissue the VHA handbook entitled "VHA Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Services" to reflect the requirements of this Act.

]]>002013-11-15T05:00:00Z2014-01-27T21:37:55ZTo amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the qualifications of hearing aid specialists of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.Official Title as IntroducedTo amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the qualifications of hearing aid specialists of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.Display TitleTo amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the qualifications of hearing aid specialists of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.HouseStandingVeterans' Affairs Committeehsvr032014-03-27T18:16:41ZHearings by2013-11-25T19:47:43ZReferred toHealth Subcommitteehsvr002013-11-15T14:00:51ZReferred toRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.2014-05-08113A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.CRSRelated billS23112013-11-16T07:01:09ZHouse2016-10-25T16:08:45Z2014-03-27hsvr03Health Subcommittee1House committee actionsSubcommittee Hearings Held.Committee2013-11-25hsvr03Health Subcommittee1House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.Committeehsvr00Veterans' Affairs Committee2House floor actionsH11100Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.IntroReferral2013-11-159Library of CongressIntro-HIntroduced in HouseIntroReferral2013-11-159Library of Congress1000Introduced in HouseIntroReferral2013-11-15111115Armed Forces and National SecurityCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelHearing, speech, and vision careVeterans' medical care1856W00079980012013-11-15DWalzTrueW000799MN1J.TimothyRep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]J00025561280262013-11-20RJONESFalseJ000255NC3B.WALTERRep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]C00109621442013-12-02RCramerFalseC001096ND0KevinRep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large]2109R0005992013-12-02DRuizFalseR000599CA36RaulRep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]2106B0012852013-12-05DBrownleyFalseB001285CA26JuliaRep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]T000467812319522014-01-27RThompsonFalseT000467PA5GlennRep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]C000380147482032014-01-27DCHRISTENSENFalseC000380VI0M.DONNARep. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large]L000560820616752014-01-27DLARSENFalseL000560WA2RICKRep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]8216K00018814982014-01-28DKINDFalseK000188WI3RONRep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]1913H00104778692014-02-27DHimesFalseH001047CT4A.JamesRep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]2001N00018578772014-02-28RNugentFalseN000185FL11B.RichardRep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11]B00128021352014-03-06RBentivolioFalseB001280MI11L.KerryRep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11]D000600171778932014-03-10RDiaz-BalartFalseD000600FL25MarioRep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]2171P0006072014-03-10DPocanFalseP000607WI2MarkRep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]8074G00056920412014-03-27RGrimmFalseG000569NY11G.MichaelRep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11]1653M00114380042014-04-03DMCCOLLUMFalseM001143MN4BETTYRep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]H001032158080542014-04-04DHOLTFalseH001032NJ12D.RUSHRep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]1885L00056680952014-04-29RLattaFalseL000566OH5E.RobertRep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]2162O0001702014-06-19DO'RourkeFalseO000170TX16BetoRep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]2105V0001292014-07-24RValadaoFalseV000129CA21G.DavidRep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21]L000564183478632014-07-28RLambornFalseL000564CO5DougRep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]B001227146981192014-09-18DBRADYFalseB001227PA1A.ROBERTRep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]2014-03-27Subcommittee Hearings Held.Armed Forces and National Security3508SeanRep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]DuffyRP.D00061420728220D0006147WItext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.